
I leaned my body against the tree trunk, my hands lightly massaging my ankles. I was completely soaked and cold to the bone because it had been raining long enough. I had tried to walk for a while but had no progress at all, and the possibility of slipping in the mud and injuring my ankles even more was getting bigger. Besides, I have absolutely no idea if I'm walking in the right direction. I remember reading somewhere that if we got lost in the woods, we had to sit and wait until someone came to our aid. And that moment with its head pounding and ankles throbbing like a war drum, it seemed like a good suggestion.
If only the rain had stopped. I lowered my head, my body trembling uncontrollably while the storm continued to rage around me. I've never felt so cold and hopeless in my entire life. Or so frightened. I wept. What if no one is looking for me? I brushed off that thought as quickly as it appeared. Of course someone will come looking for me. Ram is coming. He'll worry about me and be looking for me. Sure. I was so sure that I was really lost.
I wonder how long I've been gone and how long does it take before someone feels like losing me? An hour? Two hours? Or more than that?
I looked up at the sky. Ram used to teach me to know the time from the sun, but it's not possible now. What time is it now? What if no one comes? The shadow to spend the night in the open in the dark, made a chill run down my back. Although it is the 21st century, there are still wild animals in the state. At the very least, there might be wolves or snakes.
I get rid of those weird thoughts. Lily must have gone home to the farm and someone would have gone looking for me.
My head jerked up when I heard something that sounded like a wolf howl. Then I had a very strange feeling that Ram was near me. With my eyes narrowed, I saw among the rain and suddenly Ram appeared to be there, riding towards me, with his big dog next to the man.
"Purn!" Ram had already jumped down to the ground and ran towards me even before Dakota, the horse he was riding stopped.
I've never felt so happy to meet anyone in my entire life like this, when I met Ram who came to save me.
Ram knelt before me, hugging me so tightly as I returned his embrace. "You're okay, right?" tanyanya's worried.
I nodded, tears of relief flowing down my cheeks.
"Come on." Ram grabbed my arm and lifted me up. "We need to get out of here quickly."
I scream! So much pain when I put my weight on my right leg.
"What's wrong?" ram asked, his eyebrows raised implying worry.
"My ankles. I think I sprained my leg when Lily threw me."
"You thrown?" his gaze was trailing my body. "Which part of the body is injured?"
I grimaced. "My head. It's here."
Ram's fingers slowly examined the egg-sized bump on the back of my head, then he carried me, and lifted me up onto the horse's back, then jumped up behind me.
As he reached for the bridle, Ram clucked and motioned for the horse to walk.
Because of my weak condition, I leaned my body against Ram's body, my head resting on the man's shoulder. Ram has come looking for me and there's nothing more to fear now. Even the pain in my head felt a little less, because now that man was here, the knight in armor, whom I loved....
I was half asleep when Ram stopped his horse. Opening my eyes, I looked around me. "Where are we?"
Ram down through the Dakota vanity. Then take off the saddlebag through the back of the saddle, along with two blankets rolled in plastic, and put it on the shoulder, then turn around to carry me. "We'll stay here until the storm passes."
"here? Where is it here?" I asked, then I saw it, a small square building neatly camouflaged by towering trees and shrubs.
Ram climbed two steps at once towards the veranda. The door crackled hard as he opened it. "Toshu, wait here."
The dog growled quietly, then lay on his stomach. While I was taking me inside, Ram closed the door.
"Is your dog okay being out there?" my many.
Ram shook his head. "He's used to it" he said.
"What is this place?"
"It's definitely not the bridal room."
"This place belongs to the farm. We use it during hunting season."
"Oh...." I'm nodding. "Where is the bridal room?"
Iyuuuuh...! Ahaha!
Now that man is laughing amusedly. "You're hurt. There's no way I'll make my bride tonight."
Then when? Want me to ask. But my instincts prevented. I will not be a bride anymore. Not to wipe out the life of one more man.
Ram dropped me off on the folding bed in the corner of the room and in an instant the fire was already burning in the fireplace.
"Come, let's change your wet clothes" Ram said.
I slipped, fortunately not to say a word. Despite the coldness and wetness, I did not want to be naked in front of the man.
"It." Ram grabbed her back and pulled out her sweatshirt for me, then pulled her cotton pants and a warm flannel shirt out of the saddle bag, along with a medium-sized towel. "You can wear this. And. sorry, there is no. I. I don't have, I mean. I don't dare open your suitcase or your closet."
I looked at the man, remained silent.
"Don't worry, you can change clothes while I take care of my horse." While saying those words, Ram stepped out of the cottage.
I quickly changed into clothes while Ram took his horse's harness and led the horse to the back of the cabin and remembered the horse on a pole with the rope available there, then remove all objects on the body of the animal and dry the body and feathers as well as possible using an old towel.
"Our, is it done?" ask Ram a few minutes later.
I said, "Yes."
Obviously I realized, Ram entered the hut while taking a deep breath. I've changed clothes with towel hair. Sitting on the bed leaning against the wall, and a blanket draped over my shoulder. From Ram's gaze, the gaze of a man, I seemed to understand how attractive I looked in his eyes with my neck open and bare feet. My wet clothes were already draped on the back of the chair in front of the fireplace.
Ram put the saddle, harness, and blanket he brought under the table, then took off his hat and hung it on a peg next to the door, then removed the jacket and attached it to another chair.
Unknowingly, I watched her, waiting for her bare skin to be exposed before my eyes. He took off his boots, socks, and T-shirt, and suddenly he turned to me, almost completely uprooted.
My cheeks were burning with shame after being caught observing her body - her bare skin - lustfully, I was blown away.
"I want to change my pants" he said later. "Can you please close your eyes, or will you see...?"
I nodded, and without retorting, I immediately closed my eyes tightly -- for so long....
Ram didn't say anything, didn't say it or told me to open my eyes until a few minutes had passed and I guess it was too long to just open my wet pants and put on them instead. I wanted to open my eyes, but was afraid just in case the man wasn't finished and middle...
"Is it done?" I finally asked. "Rame on? Have you finished replacing...?"
There was no answer, but now I clearly felt the warmth of my breath in front of my face. Sweeping skin. And when I opened my eyes, Ram was in front of me, five inches in front of my face.
"The most beautiful full light...."
Oh my God, after eight years, that sentence he said again in front of my face....
Stop the beating of your heart, Purna....